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Opinion
Racial Mis-Profiling Affects Black Men More Acutely
In my previous column, I took the position that Black men tend to bear the brunt of many of society’s frustrations and are often targeted in a negative manner. Well, in response to my column, I received a few e-mails and phone calls from people from various backgrounds. My supporters said they were glad someone […]
November 9, 2009
Students
Louisiana Educators Turn to Trades to Cut Dropout Rate
A new Louisiana law created a “career diploma” that, in an effort to reduce the dropout rate, will go to students who opt for lower academic standards in math and English, while taking classes such as welding, woodworking and small engine repair.
November 9, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Publishing in Peril
Recent state budget cuts in education leave some university publishers pinched.
November 9, 2009
Dr. Francisco Jimenez
Home
Reporter’s Query
Does it seem like, during hard economic times, diversity initiatives are the first to go? A good number of students and faculty from colleges and universities around the country have started to cry foul because many budget cuts have come in diversity-themed offices and among their staff.
November 9, 2009
Students
Chantilly Pyramid Minority Student Achievement Committee Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Fostering academic accomplishment among students of color in a competitive school district, minority student achievement organization in Northern Virginia celebrates landmark anniversary.
November 8, 2009
Chantilly Pyramid Minority Student Achievement event
Community Colleges
Florida Higher Ed System Confronting Multiple Challenges
Newly appointed Florida higher education leader tackles difficult tasks, including conversion of community colleges into four-year colleges and helping defuse governance crisis on public university tuition rates.
November 8, 2009
Frank Brogan
Students
Grambling President Makes Abrupt Departure
Citing family member’s illness, Dr. Horace Judson leaves top post at cash-strapped historically Black Louisiana university.
November 8, 2009
Dr. Horace Judson
Opinion
From the Ideal to the Real: A Daughter of the South Reflects on Obama’s First Year
“What a difference a year makes.”  And when it comes to President Barack Obama, never has this truism been more, well, true. This time last year, I was euphoric —to the point of numbness. When I received official word that Barack Hussein Obama was elected 44th president of the United States, I was beside myself.  […]
November 5, 2009
Opinion
The Role of the Parent-Educator in Strengthening Urban Public Schools
The national debate on urban public education in the United States consistently involves strategies for improving K-12 academic achievement and contributes to our country’s educational performance globally. While strategies to improve academic achievement continue to evolve on the national front, in urban contexts one of the most valuable mechanisms to facilitate this achievement exists within […]
November 5, 2009
Native Americans
Tribal Leaders: ‘We Need to be Respected’
Before the largest gathering of tribal leaders in U.S. history Thursday, President Barack Obama pledged $50 million in funding for tribal colleges and vowed his administration would work to address problems facing Native Americans, from health disparities to economic development.
November 5, 2009
Tribal Nations Conference
Opinion
All Style, No Substance
The Rev. Bernice King has been elected president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Her election has been the biggest news to break out of the traditional civil rights organizations since the NAACP had a funeral for the N-word. The reality is organizations such as the SCLC, the NAACP and others have marginalized themselves by […]
November 4, 2009
Opinion
Clare’s Couch: Keeping it real mentoring
I was invited to attend a mentoring session for junior faculty. Typically I don’t have time or I find some reason NOT to attend. You know, one more meeting. Although I consider myself a “team player” (depending on the game), I am just not “feeling” those little get-togethers anymore. Now don’t get me wrong, I […]
November 4, 2009
African-American
Confinement Too Costly For Middle-class Black Women
When Dr. Lisa B. Thompson names modern women who fit the iconic “Black lady” mold – Coretta Scott King, Anita Hill, Condoleezza Rice and Michelle Obama – you know exactly whom she is trying to liberate. Chances are your mother played this role. You probably do, too, if you are a Black woman involved in higher education.
November 4, 2009
Dr. Lisa Thompson
Opinion
Learning When to Flip the Code Switch
When I was a teenager, I struggled to fit in with my peers because I always felt like an outsider in a society defined by a Black-White paradigm. I was uncomfortable in my own skin until I was 20 or 21, when I realized that being an Indian-American who could mix easily with diverse communities […]
November 3, 2009
Native Americans
Obama To Host Nation-To-Nation Conference
President Barack Obama on Thursday will host the White House Tribal Nations Conference, meeting with representatives from the 564 federally recognized tribes.
November 3, 2009
NCAI
International
U.S. May Not be Lagging Behind Internationally, Report Says
The headlines are emblazoned with the gloomy tales of America’s academic decline as drop-out rates skyrocket and adult educational attainment sags behind international competitors, but one educational statistician, in a newly released report, said it’s nothing more than propaganda.
November 3, 2009
Global graduation
Opinion
Mismatched or Undermatched?
A few years ago, opponents of affirmative action claimed admitting students of color into institutions that were too challenging for them was setting these students up for failure. This “mismatch” theory explained why students of color were more likely to drop out without completing a degree. However, a new study has raised a more intriguing […]
November 2, 2009
Home
Hazing Refuses To Go Away
Media influences and brain development cloud students’ understanding and potential consequences of hazing, studies say.
November 2, 2009
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